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cache of their browsers and
reset any bookmarks to the
new login page address:
http://students.worc.ac.uk.
This page gives you loads
of information about the
ICT services running across
the campus—so take a look!
If students report problems
logging in to the library
catalogue please refer them
to the ILS matters blog,
where they can find further
information, and who to
contact for more help:
http://
ilsmatters.wordpress.com
On 1st August the stu-
dent ICT access was
changed to give students
a flash new look to the
student online services.
This change brings their
services onto the Micro-
soft platform, making
everything a lot easier for
everyone concerned.
The most important
change that staff need to
be aware of now is that
ALL student email ad-
dress have a different
suffix. They will now end
with @uni.worc.ac.uk.
This change applies to
new and current stu-
dents, but if you email
their old address the
email will bounce on
automatically. Please
encourage all students to
check their email regu-
larly.
This change does NOT
apply to staff. Your
emails will all remain the
same.
Some of the benefits
to students provided
by this change are
access to 25 GB of
online storage space,
called their ‘SkyDrive’,
and to Microsoft
Online Documents—
very handy if you have
not got Office loaded
on your PC.
Some other great
changes have hap-
pened as a result of
the change. As staff
you can now login to any
of the PCs in the library,
where before they were
restricted to just student
use. To login, just type
worc\ followed by your
staff ID
(e.g. worc\shac2). Use
your normal network
password.
The student login page
looks different too, and
their login space has the
new name ‘Student Appli-
cation Portal’. Please
make sure students clear
the
New Student ICT Access
University of Worcester
ISES Staff Library News
New student dashboard.
Inside this
issue:
New Student ICT
Access
1
Library Cata-
logue—new and
improved!
2
Making e-books
even easier
2
Welcome to the
library web
pages for sport.
3
Keep on referenc-
ing
3
Digitisation up-
date
4
3rd August, 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1
Here’s a quick
round-up of the
summer’s library
developments,
from your
friendly
neighbourhood
librarian, Carly
Sharples.
Do get in touch
with me if you
want any informa-
tion on anything
covered here, and
please share this
newsletter with
all interested
parties!
The new login look.
The library catalogue has
been completely upgraded.
Don’t panic—for the next
year we will be running the
old ‘Resources Online’ in-
terface alongside the new
interface. However, from
the new student dashboard
students will have a link to
the new look, so my advice
is to take a look and see
what there is to offer!
There is now just one main
search box for keyword
searching, and the cata-
logue contains our book, e
-book and physical journal
holding information.
The links to e-resources
can now be found in the
grey box. Mostly you’ll be
using the ‘e-resources’
link, but don’t forget to
remind students about the
‘Reading lists’ link as well!
The ‘Get it @ UW’ takes you
to the A-Z list of journals,
and both the physical and
online holdings will be
shown here.
There are still changes to
come, but we hope you like
the new look and find it
more user-friendly.
Library Catalogue—new and improved!
that says ’Connect to My-
iLibrary eresource’ and be
taken directly to the e-
book you desire!
If you would like more help
using MyiLibrary, just get
in touch with me.
Don’t forget, if you are off
campus you may be
prompted to re-enter your
login details, but this is
just your normal network
ID and password. Enjoy!
Making e-books even easier.
You may have noticed that
there is now only one link
in the library catalogue to
e-books (and yes, that ap-
plies to both catalogue
interfaces).
Gone are the days of hav-
ing to scrabble around
trying to remember your
Athen’s password. You
don’t need it anymore!
The new ICT system means
that just one link is needed
for both staff and stu-
dents, so click on the link
Page 2 ISES Staff Library News
E-books—now just a click away
New catalogue
look:
https://
prism.talis.com/
worcester-ac/
“There is now
just one link
to e-books in
the library
catalogue—one
size fits
all!”
Since taking up my post as
Academic Liaison Librarian
for Sport and Exercise Sci-
ence I’ve been busy. My
main focus has been trying
to find ways to show stu-
dents (and staff) just how
much there is ‘out there’
for students.
Welcome to library we
pages for sport! These are
hosted at
www.netvibes.com/
ises_resources. All the
institutes at the university
have a set of netvibes
pages, and they are a bril-
liant way of bringing to-
gether online resources
which can help students
during their study time
here.
You’ll find that most of the
widgets on the pages lead
you to other web pages,
either from external sites
or from the university. The
aim is to bring them all
together in one place so
students don’t have so far
to look.
The pages have several
tabs, ranging from general
websites of interest, to
subject specific pages.
These pages are really
easy for me to change or
add to, so if you want me
to put more on these
pages just let me know!
In particular there is a tab
for study skills, which
aims to point students
toward resources that will
help them search more
effectively, and feel more
confident when referenc-
ing. There are a couple of
prezis on there which I put
together, and which you
are free to use and show
to students if you wish.
The main page has feeds
from the ILS matters blog,
and the ILS twitter feed.
We use the blog to keep all
students and staff up to
date with what’s happen-
ing in the library—and this
includes when we are hav-
ing problems, so do keep
an eye on it!
Most importantly, these
pages are a tool for ISES,
so please get in touch
with any bright ideas you
may have for using them
to the max. Please pro-
mote them to students,
make students aware that
there are resources out
there for them to use, and
encourage students to get
in touch with me!
dents started straightaway
and is much less daunting!
Please can all staff make
sure they have a look at
the guide and familiarise
themselves with it. The
way we do Harvard is
slightly different to some
of the general conven-
tions, so make sure you
are up to speed and giving
students the right advice!
If you have a QR scanner—
get started right now!
The library has now re-
leased a new version of
the University of Worcester
Harvard. This is available
in print from the library, or
online from the ILS web-
site.
The new version of the
guide is much better, con-
taining more explanation
and more examples.
But even better than that,
we’ve designed a short
guide, which will get stu-
Welcome to the library web pages for sport.
Keep on referencing.
Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 1
www.netvibes.com/ises_resources
NEW! Harvard short
guide. Scan the QR
code for its URL.
“The library
web pages for
sport have
finally been
created. Take a
look and see
what you
think.”
Go to the staff
homepage and
login.
Click on the
‘Digitisation Re-
quest Form’ link in
the centre of the
screen.
Enter as many de-
tails as you can,
and you’re done!
You should receive
a confirmation
email afterward.
Any problems or questions
please just get in touch
with me:
A few little trickles of inter-
est in the digitisation ser-
vice offered by the univer-
sity are starting to find
their way to us. This ser-
vice is intended to make it
possible for you to provide
a more versatile and imme-
diate reading experience
for your students.
Here’s a little recap of how
to do it:
Choose the chapter
of a book, or article
in an issue of a
journal you would
like to make avail-
able to your stu-
dents through a
PDF on blackboard.
Digitisation Update
Carly Sharples
Academic Liaison Librarian for Sport
& Exercise Science
Information & Learning Services
Phone: 01905 542053
E-mail: [email protected]
Follow the library
using our social
networking links:
University of Worcester
Don’t forget the ISES library web
pages: www.netvibes.com/ises_resources
Login to the staff page to find the digitisation
link.
